davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1887-04-14

The American p~hysiognomy ut its best
is often distinctly classical. One can see
almost any day in our streets good exam
pies Of the Greek type, and not infre-
quently among what we call the common
people. Last summer in Il temporary visit
to n fishing village on the Sound l noticed
"a young fisherman who would have made
an admirable model for an Adonis. He
was about 20 years Of age, of medium
height, with u handsome Greek head, and
II figure that despite the rude apparel in
which it was hid reXealed a striking natu-
raj grace and elegance in every movement.
/ watched him with keen interest, and
imagined myself on the Higean shore.
1t is pitiful to think that excessive cX-
posture, il-cooked food, tobacco and bad
liquor are destined only too surely 10
coarsen the lines and oblitcrate the charm
of his handsome face. | should have been
glad OF an opportunity to investigate Il
little further and see il his mind responded
10 his shapely exterior, but could not OBJ
tain IL. Our American land exhibits
three natural blossoms frequently but
only among the young. They spring fresh
and beautiful from the soil, but the sordid
cares and uninspiring conditions of our
civilization soon despoil them Of their
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